New Amazing World of Gumball Movie & Series in the Works

WarnerMedia Kids & Family has greenlit a new movie and series for The Amazing World of Gumball, with both projects to air on HBO Max and Cartoon Network.

The Amazing World of Gumball originally aired for six seasons on Cartoon Network. The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie! (working title) and The Amazing World of Gumball: The Series (working title) are the first original productions to be greenlit out of Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, WarnerMedia Kids & Family’s flagship television animation studio within EMEA.

The movie begins when Gumball’s biggest fan finds the show’s missing episode and accidentally opens a portal connecting his world to Gumball’s cartoon world. Upon meeting his heroes, our super fan decides to team up with Gumball, Darwin, Anais, Richard and Nicole to save them from a nefarious force overtaking Elmore, while inadvertently unleashing a threat of their very own. It will be executive produced and directed by Ben Bocquelet (The Amazing World of Gumball) from a script written with Shane Mack (Coffee and Kareem). Sam Register, Vanessa Brookman and Sarah Fell are also on board as executive producers.

The franchise extensions promise to stay true to the show’s self-referential and meta comedic roots, utilizing the latest animation techniques and CG technology.

Sam Register and Vanessa Brookman, co-heads of Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, said: “We could not think of a better show to kick off our first batch of project greenlights under the Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe banner. With this movie and new series, we have an amazing opportunity with Ben to provide a satisfying conclusion that Gumball fans have been hoping for while also establishing the next chapter of this charming, colorful and inventive series.”

“Gumball is one of those rare characters who effortlessly seems to tell us the truth, make us laugh and unify people, and now Bocquelet returns to bring Gumball back where he belongs—on an interdimensional journey right back to the fans,” said Amy Friedman, head of kids and family programming at Warner Bros.